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Title: (All Cars Stop at Talbott's) Broad St. N. From 4th Ave., Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Transposed photo of trolley (right) onto Broad Street photo. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14365

Title: Arbor Lake, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at shoreline towards boathouse. Arbor Lake, named for Arbor Day, when hundreds of trees were planted there, was created in 1902 as a storage reservoir to provide soft water for manufacturing firms. 1912 postmark. Number 86.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14501

Title: Blair Hall, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest. Blair Hall was constructed in 1882-1886, razed in 1961. Cost was $37,200 excl. grading and landscaping. Originally housed the college chapel, the departments of chemistry, natural science, mathematics, and physics. Number 18.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14556

Title: Broad Street looking North, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking north on unpaved Broad Street with Central Park on right. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14367

Title: Business is pressing in Grinnell. Too busy to write.
Description: Man and woman dancing with man on box. Small felt banner with Grinnell printed on top. 1912 postmark. Number 14.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14017

Title: Grinnell College, Blair Hall, Herrick Chapel, Campus, [Iowa College], Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest with back view of Blair Hall and side view of Herrick Chapel. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13353

Title: College campus, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at Carnegie Hall on the left and men's gymnasium on the right. The Carnegie Library was constructed in 1904 funded with a $50,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. The men's gymnasium was constructed in 1899 for $20,180 and razed in 1972. 1912 postmark. Number 27.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13382

Title: Grinnell High School, Colonia[l] Opera House, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking southwest at the front entrance of the Colonial Theatre. It was built in 1902 at the southwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Main Street. It was used for touring stage plays, special events and Grinnell College productions. The theatre was torn down in 1974. 1912 postmark. Number 13.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13372

Title: First Congregational Church, Old Stone Church, United Church of Christ, Congregational Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast on Broad Street with electric lines. Often called the "Old Stone Church". Erected in the year 1877 & the first church organized in Grinnell. The Rev. J.B. Grinnell was the founding pastor. 1912 postmark. Number 927.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:13287

Title: East Campus, Grinnell College, [Grinnell, Iowa]
Description: A view of Grinnell College's east campus. 1912 postmark.
Date Created: 1912
PID: grinnell:14386

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